Mark 12:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Mark 12:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Mark 12:27 is a verse from the book of Mark in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Mark 12:27 — KJV
“He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.”
— Mark 12:27 (KJV)
Mark 12:27 in Context — About the Book of Mark
Mark is the action Gospel — the shortest, fastest account, where Jesus heals, delivers, and teaches with immediate authority. Written for believers under Roman persecution, it presents the Son of God as the suffering servant who came not to be served, but to serve and give His life.
Cross-References for Mark 12:27
“Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:27: god, therefore, err
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. trouble: Heb. weariness that...: Heb. that hath found us”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:27: god, therefore, err
“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:27: god, dead, living
“But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:27: therefore, greatly, err
“For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD.”
Shares key themes with Mark 12:27: god, living, err
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